macchiato

名词 n.
/ˌmækiˈɑːtəʊ/    /ˌmɑkiˈɑtoʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Espresso topped with steamed milk. countable,uncountable
    — Formerly used only in Italy and Seattle, it includes such tongue activators as latte, lungo, cappuccino, ristretto, macchiato, mochaccino and Americano.
  2. Ellipsis of latte macchiato. US,abbreviation,alt-of,countable,ellipsis

词形变化

macchiatos plural macchiati plural,rare

词源

From Italian caffè macchiato (“stained coffee”), from macchiato (“stained, marked”), as the coffee is “marked” with a spot of milk. From Latin maculātus (“stained”), form of macula (“stain”).
Cognate to English macula (“[dark] spot”), French maculé.
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